Following consultation with
Newtownabbey Borough Council, the following site, BN 05 is identified
for open space provision as identified on Map No. 4a - Ballyeaston.
Newtownabbey Borough Council have
indicated their intention to develop this area of land at Ballyeaston
Road as open space over the Plan period.
Policy for the control of development
on land identified for the provision of open space is contained in
Policy OS 1 as set out in Part 3, Volume 1 of the Plan.
Upon implementation of the open space
proposal, the Department will protect the open space in accordance with
the prevailing regional policy, currently contained in PPS 8 Open Space,
Sport and Outdoor Recreation.
Ballyeaston contains 3 youth
organisations, a junior youth club, a senior youth club and the Girl’s
Brigade all operating out of Ballyeaston Presbyterian Church.
A Rural Landscape Wedge is designated
between the settlement and Ballyclare in order to prevent the merger of
the two settlements, protect the setting of Ballyclare and Ballyeaston
and to protect the rural character of the area. (See Countryside and
Coast Section).
